% of time

Activity

End Results

15%

Strategy Development & Planning 

• Develop partnering strategy including mapping out strategic partners and how to engage them effectively.
• Conduct and update landscape of potential partners, seeking opportunities for collaborating and provide necessary input/advice to the organization.

• Partnering strategy in place
• Strategic partners effectively engaged.

50%

Accountability & Quality Assurance: 

• Oversee and analyses partnering process in WV Rwanda and provide necessary input/advice in the light of effectiveness, efficiency and risk consideration.
•  Ensure alignment between organization collaborating process with the national strategy and direction.
• Develop productive relationships with World Vision International and Partnership resources.
• Ensure compliance and effective utilization of the tools, models, guidelines developed to facilitate effective relationship building, strengthening and management.

• Partnering process aligned with WV Rwanda national strategy and direction
• Productive relationships developed and maintained
• Tools, models, guidelines developed and effectively utilized

20%

Capacity Building 

• Improve organization capacity in partnering at national and field levels through any kind of capacity building such as training, seminar, etc.
• Improve organization system to support effective partnering process, such as guidance, application, database, etc.
• Facilitate and provide technical backstopping and guidance to staff at national and field level.

• Organization capacity in partnering improved at all levels
• Improved organization system to support effective partnering process
• Technical backstopping and guidance provided to staff at all levels

15%

Networking & Coordination: 

• Initiate network with any potential internal and external partners and connecting them to relevant department for follow up.
• Maintain effective relationship with partners.
• Build and maintain positive spirit of working in team with other staff in respective units and departments.
• Submit monthly/ periodical accomplishment report.

• Network initiated with any potential internal and external partners and connected to relevant department
• Effective relationship maintained with partners
• Quality and timely reports submitted

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong background in partnering and external engagement
• Experience in networking with stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report-writing and formal communication skills.

Required Education,

training, license,

registration, and

certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development or another related field.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Project Management, Development Studies or others related discipline.
• Excellent project management skills and good understanding of the project life cycle
• High interpersonal skills.
• Experience in developing sound proposal and concept notes.
• Experience in building collaborative relationship, government relations, and advocacy.